British punitive expedition of 1897

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:aftermath	Oba Ovonramwen exiled to Calabar Benin City annexed by British Benin art dispersed to museums worldwide
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Benin_Expedition_of_1897
gptkbp:casualties	British soldiers killed Benin defenders killed
gptkbp:cause	ambush of British delegation death of British officials
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Sir_Harry_Rawson gptkb:Oba_Ovonramwen
gptkbp:date	1897
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	British punitive expedition of 1897
gptkbp:involvedCountry	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Benin_Kingdom Benin City
gptkbp:notableEvent	destruction of Benin City removal of Benin Bronzes
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Scramble_for_Africa
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:British_Empire gptkb:Oba_Ovonramwen gptkb:Benin_Bronzes gptkb:Colonial_Nigeria
gptkbp:result	British victory capture of Benin City exile of Oba Ovonramwen looting of Benin Bronzes
gptkbp:significance	end of Benin Kingdom's independence beginning of British colonial rule in Benin
gptkbp:target	gptkb:Benin_Kingdom
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4